A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips moistening...
Ukraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won't give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe...
Populist, pro-Russia ex-premier leads leftist party to win in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning...
California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won't be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoing a bill Saturday that...
Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee’s hijab
A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly...
U2 concert uses stunning visuals to open massive Sphere venue in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a...
Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars....
Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals who will help him to reform the church...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the...
New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected
NEW YORK (AP) — One of New York's wettest days in decades left the metropolitan area stunned and swamped Friday after heavy rainfall knocked...
Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As Nebraska's new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with transgender children and the...